Kinds of Taiwan Monocotyledoneae

Monocots of Taiwan

Compiled from
D.E. Boufford, H. Ohashi, T.C. Huang, C.F. Hsieh,
J.L. Tsai, K.C. Yang, C.I Peng,C.S. Kuoh and A.Hsiao. 2003.
Flora of Taiwan, Second Edition.
Department of Botany, National Taiwan University

Y.P. Yang and H.Y. Liu. 2002.
Manual of Taiwan Vascular Plants.
Council of Agriculture, Taipei, Taiwan

and other sources.

W.L. Chiou and S.H. Dai
Taiwan Forestry Research Institute
and
J. Pickering
University of Georgia, Athens

Scientific name -- Other names
Commelinaceae
   Amischotolype chinensis (N. E. Br.) E. Walker ex Hatus.
   Amischotolype hispida (Less. and A. Rich.) Hong
   Aneilema scaberrimum (Blume) Kunth
   Belosynapsis ciliata (Blume) R. S. Rao
   Belosynapsis kawakamii (Hayata) C. I Peng and Y. J. Chen
   Commelina auriculata Blume
   Commelina benghalensis L. -- Jio
   Commelina communis L. -- Asiatic dayflower
   Commelina diffusa Burm. f. -- Climbing dayflower
   Commelina paludosa Blume
   Cyanotis arachnoides C. B. Clarke
   Cyanotis axillaries (L.) Sweet
   Cyanotis ciliata (Blume) Bakh. f.
   Cyanotis kawakamii Hayata
   Floscopa scandens Lour.
   Murdannia edulis (Stokes) Faden
   Murdannia formosana (N. E. Br.) C. C. Hsu
   Murdannia keisak (Hassk.) Hand.-Maz. -- Wartremoving herb
   Murdannia loriformis (Hassk.) R. Rao & Kammathy [excluded]
   Murdannia spirata (L.) Bruckner -- Asiatic dewflower
   Pollia japonica Thunb.
   Pollia minor Honda
   Pollia miranda (H. Lév.) H. Hara
   Pollia secundiflora (Blume) Bakh. f.
   Rhopalephora scaberrima (Blume) Faden
   Costus speciosus (J. Koenig) Sm. -- Canereed

Updated: 2012-04-25 16:15:00

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